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The Little Lady Agency

 

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The Trials of Tiffany Trott

by Isabel Wolff

The humorous adventures of an attractive and eligible young woman as she suffers through disastrous dates, friendships, and fix-ups in her search for the man …
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Making Minty Malone

 

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Silent in the Grave

by Deanna Raybourn

"Let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave." These ominous words, slashed from the pages of a book of Psalms, …
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Silent in the Sanctuary

by Deanna Raybourn

Fresh from a six-month sojourn in Italy, Lady Julia returns home to Sussex to find her father's estate crowded with family and friends. Much to …
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Silent On The Moor

by Deanna Raybourn

Despite his admonitions to stay away, Lady Julia arrives in Yorkshire to find Brisbane as remote and maddeningly attractive as ever. Cloistered together, they share …
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And Only to Deceive

by Tasha Alexander

From gifted new writer Tasha Alexander comes a stunning novel of historical suspense set in Victorian England, meticulously researched and with a twisty plot that …
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When Gods Die

 

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A Beautiful Blue Death

by Charles Finch

Equal parts Sherlock Holmes and "Gosford Park," this Victorian debut introduces a wonderfully appealing detective and his friend, the lovely Lady Jane.
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A NETFLIX FILM • A remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of …
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The Thirteenth Tale

by Diane Setterfield

In this rousingly good ghost story, Setterfield's debut novel rejuvenates the genre with a closely plotted, clever foray into a world of secrets, confused identities, …